17 Simple Health Tips for a Healthy Lifestyle

The body is so beautifully created. It’s amazing how, when properly fueled and supported, it can avoid or reduce the impact of injury or illness and keep us thriving for a long, long time. But what about when it’s Not properly fueled, and you know you need to make changes? Consider these 17 simple health tips and have fun supporting your healthy future living a healthy lifestyle that can maximize your energy, immunity, mental clarity, and more!

A Wide Variety of Options

I don’t know about you, but I want to be healthy as long as I can be.

While we are each given a unique set of genes and circumstances that impact our health, the basics still apply to optimize the food and lifestyle choices we make to thrive.

Maybe you’re already benefitting from some of the suggestions below experiencing success in one or more areas.

That is awesome!!

Or maybe you haven’t really had time or even really thought much about your health and future.

I get it.

And now you’re here reading this post, so my guess is that you want to make health-supporting changes.

Everything Impacts Health

Welcome. I’m so glad you’ve decided to take control of your health.

Consider the 17 simple health tips and select 2-3 to try. Be sure to pick a few that will work for you, but also stretch you a bit.

As you consider each suggestion, consider how they will each help you reach your health goals. Maybe you would like to:

• lose a little weight
• have more energy
• feel less down on yourself
• align your overall food and lifestyle choices to optimize your strategy to combat an illness or diagnosis
• feel rested
• have time for more fun activities

Don’t wait. Just start.

Evaluate as you go and adjust and/or incorporate more health-supporting changes.

17 Simple Health Tips

Everything that goes in or on your body and mind can impact your health. Consider these 17 simple tips for a healthy lifestyle,

1. Drink clean water up to roughly 1/2 your weight in ounces daily for sufficient hydration and healthy systems function (Loving THIS tumbler),
2. Add fresh greens to at least one meal every day (kale, spinach, chard, sprouts, etc.) for access to a powerful abundance of nutrients to support whole health,
3. Add fresh and/or minimally prepared fruits and vegetables at every meal to pump up nutrient access and variety with minimal work/time investment,
4. Count backwards from your needed/normal wake time and plan evenings to get 7+ consistent hours of sleep to support your circadian rhythm, detox, and overall health,
5. Add or adjust to a movement/fitness routine that includes stretch, weight-bearing, and a variety of cardio-type options,
6. Incorporate time for relaxation practices, beneficial downtime, and/or opportunities to pause, refocus your thoughts on something other than your responsibilities and worries, and just laugh, enjoy a fun activity or your favorite person or place, etc.,
7. Take time to stretch and walk (if sedentary) or stretch and rest/sit (if at regular intervals throughout the day to support multiple systems including cardiovascular and musculoskeletal,
8. Change/replace/remove 1 typical sugary item from your daily/weekly snack or meal routine (ex. replace cola w/ fruit-infused water, replace usual cookie snack with a fresh, crisp apple or a healthier cookie loaded in real nutrients and different “sweetening” choices, etc.) and contribute to reducing the negative impact of an unmanaged blood sugar,
9. Add natural Omega-3 sources (chia/flax/hemp seeds) daily, whether to breakfasts, cookies, smoothies, etc. for multi-system health,
10. Eliminate or replace 1 personal care product or makeup item or cleaner with a more natural alternative that has fewer/no toxic chemicals (ex. toothpaste w/ no fluoride, deodorant w/ no aluminum, homemade cleaner using ingredients like vinegar and real essential oils, etc.) to reduce the cumulative toxic load on your body and possibly specific toxins that can directly impact certain functions,
11. Add fresh herbs to your meals (cilantro, rosemary, oregano, parsley, etc.) for added nutrients, flavor, and a large variety of nutrients and benefits,
12. Spend time outside, particularly in open, natural settings, including time in the sunshine for access to numerous benefits from the fresh air and stress-reducing sights and sounds,
13.  Write down what you want to accomplish today or this week, rank top 3 with As, next 3 with Bs, and the next 3 with Cs, and then complete 1 at a time based on rank and check off each as completed to stay focused and get your priorities done,
14. Schedule time for relaxing, enjoyable activities and hobbies like reading, prayer, writing, crafts and creating, games, etc. to reduce stress and slow down,
15. Designate times to turn off electronic devices (ex. mealtime, 1-2 hours before bed, etc.) to reduce unnecessary stress, hormone interference, etc. while improving digestion, sleep, and more,
16. Reduce/eliminate exposure to blue light devices approximately 2 hours before bed to reduce interference with melatonin production,
17. Begin a “getting-out-of-bed” movement routine while still in bed, then sitting, and lastly standing to wake up and lightly stretch before starting your day.

Celebrate Your Healthy Lifestyle

Dave Ramsey of The Dave Ramsey Show and books like The Total Money Makeover (highly recommend) has a saying:

Live like no one else so that later, you can live like no one else.

While his focus is on spending and saving, he is also draws attention to the impact of healthy discipline on spending and saving, including long-term effects on lifestyle and the ability to enjoy and share the rewards of making smart choices now.

The same goes for health.

Replacing questionable-to-problematic habits in what you eat, drink, focus on, do, or avoid, and more with more health-supporting choices and sustained behavior can have a huge, cumulative impact. Some, including me, enjoy fewer and/or easier sick times, fewer injuries, clear thinking, better sleep, more energy, and more.

If you’re wanting to make healthier food and lifestyle choices, get my One-Month Challenge guide. It takes you through 6 steps to create and complete 30-day health goals that you create. Each step also includes suggestions and evaluations to help you evaluate progress and build on beyond the 30 days.

I also have a Daily Tracker that you might prefer. You can access it HERE to start really see what you are doing and experiencing. It’s also on my RESOURCES/Freebies page. Tracking was one of the most powerful tools for me personally to see what I was doing and make smart changes.

Whatever you choose, CONGRATULATIONS! You have decided to prioritize your health, and I applaud your decision.

Health is a journey. Why not have fun while making changes that will support your health and future.